Welsh Book Club
The St. David's Society of Pittsburgh launched a Welsh Book Club in 2015, focusing on books set in Wales or written by authors with ties to Wales. Over the past several months, the group has read the following books (links provided for those available at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh):
Book club usually meets one evening every other month at the Panera Bread in Bakery Square (136 Bakery Sq. Blvd, Pittsburgh). New members are always welcome. For more information, contact Linda Laitine or visit our Upcoming Events page.
Interested in learning more about books on Wales and Welsh culture available at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh? Start by viewing some recent acquisitions from the Welsh Library Resources Fund.
The St. David's Society of Pittsburgh launched a Welsh Book Club in 2015, focusing on books set in Wales or written by authors with ties to Wales. Over the past several months, the group has read the following books (links provided for those available at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh):
- The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
- Testimonies by Patrick O'Brien
- On the Black Hill by Bruce Chatwin
- The Long Walk Home by Will North
- American Interior by Gruff Rhys
- Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
- A Haven from Hitler by Heini Gruffudd
- I Saw a Man by Owen Sheers
- The Matter of Wales: Epic Views of a Small Country by Jan Morris
- "The White People" and "The Bowmen" by Arthur Machen
- The Shadow of Nanteos by Jane Blank
- Darkness Visible by Trilby Busch
- Castles in the Air by Judy Corbett
- Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
- The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant
- Anglesey Blue by Dylan H. Jones
- The Bank Manager and the Holy Grail: Travels to the Wilder Reaches of Wales by Byron Rogers
- Bred of Heaven by Jasper Rees
- The Grey King by Susan Cooper
- Evans Above by Rhys Bowen
Book club usually meets one evening every other month at the Panera Bread in Bakery Square (136 Bakery Sq. Blvd, Pittsburgh). New members are always welcome. For more information, contact Linda Laitine or visit our Upcoming Events page.
Interested in learning more about books on Wales and Welsh culture available at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh? Start by viewing some recent acquisitions from the Welsh Library Resources Fund.